Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit जन्मन् (janman, being; birth; existence; origin; production; etc); probably via Old Khmer janma (existence; life; lifespan).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicชนม์
d͡ʑ n m ʻ
Phonemic
ชน
d͡ʑ n
RomanizationPaiboonchon
Royal Institutechon
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰon˧/(R)
Homophonesชน
ชล

Noun

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ชนม์ (chon)

  1. (elegant) age; life; lifespan.

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